The supermodel, who was the inspiration for the song and starred in the video more than three decades ago, sat in the front row, according to MSN.com. A video posted to YouTube shows Joel telling the camera crew to get a shot of Brinkley, as she danced and sang along. At song's end, Brinkley is seen on the arena's big screen with a large smile on her face.

This is all so disgustingly cute, I'm not sure I can find anything to make fun of.

Brinkley later posted a photo of herself and daughter Sailor at the show, with the caption "He's still got it."

Billy Joel performs during the 2013 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Music Festival at Fair Grounds Race Course on April 27, 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)

Brinkley and Joel divorced in 1994 after a nine-year marriage that produced daughter Alexa Ray Joel.

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